3:18 PM,
May 3, 2014

Northwood's Dustin Brown is congratulated by teammates after hitting a homer during its playoff win over Breaux Bridge.

Written by

Kirk Copeland
Special to The Times

Senior first baseman Dustin Brown's two-run homer, his first of the season, to left field capped a furious comeback as the No. 13-seed Northwood Falcons rallied from six runs down to defeat No. 20-seed Breaux Bridge, 10-8, in Class 4A first-round playoff action Friday at Dr. James Farrar Field on the campus of Northwood.

With the victory, the Falcons advance to meet District 1-4A rival Benton in the second round on Wednesday.

Brown drove a 1-0 fastball from reliever Aaron Darby deep over the left-field fence on the first pitch after the Falcons had tied the game with one out in the fifth inning. ...